constanius Posted November 13, 2008 Report Share Posted November 13, 2008 1794 D&H-Essex Colchester 101794 D&H-Essex Colchester 10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted November 13, 2008 Report Share Posted November 13, 2008 Nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank Posted November 14, 2008 Report Share Posted November 14, 2008 These are beautiful, Constanius. What's the edifice on the obverse? I've also decided that you have far too many terrific tokens and medals, but it's OK, you're forgiven, since you're sharing them with everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuldFartte Posted November 14, 2008 Report Share Posted November 14, 2008 Those are nice, and I have the same question as Frank - what's on the obverse? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
constanius Posted November 14, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2008 These are beautiful, Constanius. What's the edifice on the obverse? I've also decided that you have far too many terrific tokens and medals, but it's OK, you're forgiven, since you're sharing them with everyone. The edifice is Colchester Castle, it looks a little different now but you can see the likeness to the token image. It now houses a museum. Colchester Castle is a massive stone keep and bailey fortress, built on the foundations of the Roman Temple of Claudius. Only two storeys now survive of this, the largest Norman keep ever built, rectangular in plan with huge flanking towers at the corners. I have tried to curb my addiction to tokens and medals, with total failure the only result, so far!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
constanius Posted November 14, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2008 In anticipation of the next logical question. What is the Bay Trade? Edge inscription: PAYABLE AT CHARLES HEATHS BAY MAKER COLCHESTER .X.”. The issuer, Charles Heath, was a bay (baize*) maker in Colchester and his legend was a cry from the heart for the revival of a dying trade. *Baize is a coarse woollen (or in cheaper variants cotton) cloth, sometimes called "felt" in American English based on a similarity in appearance. It is most often used on snooker and billiards tables to cover the slate and cushions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
constanius Posted November 14, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2008 SHIRE HALL D&H-Essex (Chelmsford)-5 AU Obverse but the reverse was struck with a worn out die. The Shire Hall was completed in 1791 still looks the same Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuldFartte Posted November 15, 2008 Report Share Posted November 15, 2008 Thank you very much for the photos! Great information, too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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